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IMO if CMO is going to incorporate modelling of OODA concepts, or indeed the whole domain of humans in conflict, then there should be an appreciation of all dimensions, not just physical. This includes, in Boyd's concept, Physical, Mental and Moral - yes moral, not morale, e.g. Mao's War of Resistance against Japan, Vietnam and Afghanistan etc.

A paper on morale and combat effectiveness, part of the mental dimension of Boyd's OODA Loop:

https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=honors-theses

Some casual reading on OODA and a holistic literature review on relationships with numerous theories, including Innovation Theory, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty or Inderminacy Principle and Boyd’s Integration Principle...

https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a425228.pdf